Page 1 of 2 Blow it up and rebuild. That was bold directive given to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports general manager Piers Phillips. As the 2017 championship drew to a close, Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson grew tired of midfield finishes by their Verizon IndyCar team. Outside of the occasional win or pole position, SPM had settled into an uncomfortable place within the paddock. Friendly, talented, and sometimes fast, SPM's program for James Hinchcliffe and a rotating cast in its second car wasn't progressing. Nor were they feared like the big teams. Even a smaller, single-car operation like Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was managing to run circles around SPM's two-car effort. With most of the...
Full Story »